Darek Fidyka, a man who was paralyzed from the chest down four years ago, can walk with some help after a groundbreaking cell transplant.
Darek Fidyka Walks Again After Cell Transplant
Fidyka, 38, was paralyzed four years ago after a knife attack, and is currently in physical therapy, working on walking (with some help). Fidyka is the first patient to receive a cell transplant from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord, a treatment that resulted from years of research led by Professor Geoff Raisman.
“We believe that this procedure is the breakthrough which, as it is further developed, will result in a historic change in the currently hopeless outlook for people disabled by spinal cord injury,” Prof Raisman said.
The treatment involves the transplant of olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) – “pathway cells that enable nerve fibers in the olfactory system to be continually renewed” – from the nose to the spinal cord.
Darek Fidyka Walks Again After Cell Transplant
Fidyka, 38, was paralyzed four years ago after a knife attack, and is currently in physical therapy, working on walking (with some help). Fidyka is the first patient to receive a cell transplant from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord, a treatment that resulted from years of research led by Professor Geoff Raisman.
“We believe that this procedure is the breakthrough which, as it is further developed, will result in a historic change in the currently hopeless outlook for people disabled by spinal cord injury,” Prof Raisman said.
The treatment involves the transplant of olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) – “pathway cells that enable nerve fibers in the olfactory system to be continually renewed” – from the nose to the spinal cord.
- 10/22/2014
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